St. Paul daily globe., 1887-08-07


beneath. Rose COghlan will .play Rosa
lind, the part of Orlando being taken by
OSmOnd Tearle. Mrs. Tearle-better
known as Minnie Conway has chosen
Celia for her part; and Louis Aldrich
will do the baniShed duke. Frank
Mayo will appear as Jacques and Agnes
Booth as Audrey, the country wench,
whose lover, William, will be imperson-
ated by the famous comedian Crane.
Stuart Robson will play Touchstone,
and the list of SupernumerarieS will in
clude many names of more than local
celebrity. The little theatrical colony
at Manchester is filled with gleeful eX-
citement over the approaching enter
tainment- for which tickets are being
bought up very rapidly by summer res
ldentS all along the shore. Six hundred
camp chairs, at s. each, will be used for
reserved seats, wooden benches at So
per occupant being provided for poor
folks. All the distinguished critics
from New York, Philadelphia and
other cities near by. Willie Winter,
Nym Crinkle and the rest, will be on
hand, the event is expected to 90
down M amatic annals as one of the
most II dr lable i'm the history of the
stage
RAT CHAhMlNN.
Rat charming is scarcely hkely 70 oe-
come a popular amusement III pGo'9ii' 3n
A gentleman who possesses tllls ue-
Iightful accomplishment Is llow ian
g1ishing in jail here owing TO an I'M
SSrndnnf7 Sru97 7axhibition of his skill in fas-
crinatimg Il % no the susceptible rodent, The
narSon in nuestion, who pursues the oc-
nrnnotion III Jumper" or meat car
rier in the Faneuil hall market, ac-
onired his peculiar art from the native
sailors about the docks OF calcutta.
some of these toilerS of the sea make a
regular business, while on Shore, OF
catching rats. of which they are very
fond when served broiled III a pot PIE.
They use no bait to capture them, pre-
feIring to employ such arts as were ia-
miIiar to the ancient PSylll, or snake
charmers. Bv such means, 1t Is sad;
they are able to decOy the l0ng-talied
nrey from its lair and bag the game
without unnecessary bloOdShed.
1t WAS through attempting to linltate
this interesting performance lndt tlie
gentleman above referred 10 SoC mo
trouble. During the usual n0oll-llue
intermiSSiOn of his labor the otner 9ay,
he was displaying his skill Ill tlliS me
for the entertainment or group oi az
miring experts in the dlSsectlOn OF peer
and mutton. COnfeSSlng MS lilaDlllty
to operate successfully upon tile oeasG
uncOnfined. he had provided an Old gray
..varmint." whom excessive hunger had
terrified into wire trap. In front OF
this temporary cage the performer sat
down and. placing his head as close as
possible to the bars, fixed his eyes stead
faStIy upOn the furry victim. The lat
ter crOuched i'll the furthermOSt corner
of his prison staring with frightened
ewes at his prosecutor. The man seemed
to throw all the intensity of which he
was capable into the glance he bent
upon the creature, breathing upon it
and making strange passes with his
hands. while the rat, as if drawn by
power he could not resist, slowly ap-
preached, squealing loudly as he did so.
The operator quietly opened the door
of the trap, and the captive, still under
the influence of the mysterious faScina-
ton, walked out upon his hand. The
animal made not the slightest resist
ance while his jailOr clasped him tightly
and, inserting thumb between the
jaws. snapped off with single skillful
motion, the two long upper teeth. Hold
ing the immigrant from Norway, thus
rendered harmless, by the back, the
charmer cOOlly slit down the neck and
belly with penknife, and by dexter
Gus twist, removed the entire skin from
the quivering body. The poor rodent
deprived of its hide, ran across the
street and fell dead upon the opposite
sidewalk. am thankful to say that l
did not witness this disgusting exhibi-
tion of human brutality. 1t was seen,
however, by member of a certain phil
society, who promptly OBJ
tanned for the amateur pied piper EN-
plOyment for six months at digging sand
in the local refOrmatOry colony.
STROLLING SOPHOMORES.
1t is with extreme regret that | chrOn-
icle the painful miSadventure which be-
reft two young friends of mine-sopho-
moreS at Harvard-whO started out five
weeks ago on walking tour through
New England. By a happy inspiration
they hit upon the notion of Disgusting
themselves as tramps. The idea was at
tractive by reason of its originality. Be
sides, an excursion on such a plan
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